Bega, NSW - St John the Evangelist Anglican (10361)

Year Built: 1878

Denomination: Anglican

Saint: John

Address: 12 Church Street, Bega, New South Wales, 2550

Traditional Owners: Yuin-Monaro people

Last Updated: 05/07/2022

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History and Architecture:

The Church was built in 1878 of brick and stone in Gothic style by the an architect Edmund Blackett.

Clergy:

This list may not contain every serving cleric, past or present, for this church.
Further submissions welcomed.

Years Name Annotation D.o.B D.o.D
1864 - 1871 Rev John Lister Knight 1832 1902
1885 - 1894 Rev George Spencer 1840 1925
1894 - 1904 Rev Frederick Bevan 1857 1932
1899 - Rev Frederick William McDonnell Curate 1865 1923
1904 - 1906 Rev William Martin 1859 1952
1905 - Rev Stanley Johnson West Lay Reader 184 1954
1906 - 1916 Archdeacon Thomas Edwards Owens Mell 1840 1934
1911 - Rev Frederick William Rettie Curate 1881 1951
1923 - 1928 Rev George Augustus Sanders Rural Dean 1885 1966
1926 - Rev Douglas Campbell Tilghman Lay Reader 1890 1970
1932 - 1935 Rev James Mann Thomas Rural Dean 1875 1961
1932 - 1949 Rev Rouse Upjohn 1881 1945
1949 - 1950 Rev Clarence Barton Alexander 1908 1980
1950 - 1965 Rev Thomas Edward Whiting 1908 1986
1959 - Rev Charles Richard Austen Curate 1908 1978
1962 - Rev George Haddon Reeks Asst 1907 1973
1974 - 1978 Rev Cecil Alfred Osborne 1914 1986
2017 - Rev Stuart Haynes

Organ:

The Organ was built by John Smith of Bristol. Restored and installed at Bega in 1991.

Source:

1. Cable Clerical Index with permission.